To fold is to bend material upon itself, for it to diminish and recede. To unfold is for it to expand and grow. It is a bird bringing its wings close to the body and the motion of intertwining one’s arms. It can signify a departure from a game of cards and the gesture of being clasped, wrapped or enveloped in another’s embrace.

There is a whole history of folds, whether it is forms produced through origami, or the folds depicted in El Greco’s draperies, folds have captured the imaginations of countless artists. Aldous Huxley describes Antoine Watteau as not finding expression in the ‘actions recorded, not in the gestures and faces portrayed, but in their taffeta skirts, their satin capes and doublets.’

I fold objects to create forms, discovering different attributes as I go. There is a tension between destruction and formation, as often an object is rendered redundant in the process of creating forms. If an object is robust it might snap, if pliable then there is potential to be folded repeatedly. Often the substance of the object dictates the character of the folds, with its structure posing potential to inquire and accentuate subtle aspects of the object’s nature.